Bent County register., 1887-02-19

Y.
DR.. w. X. McMullen, aged thirty.
six years.
DIR. McMullen came To Lamar when
the town was first started, and soon
made reputation as fine physician
generous, kind-hearted man, full of
sympathy and love for his friends
He went about among our people,
respected aud honored by all, al
though IN poor health, he WAS ever
ready to respond to call for his
assistance, and has made many hard
drives, knowing the danger TO him
self that he might relieve the suf
fering of Others. Many are those
who can testify that he has attended
them as a physician without charge.
and frequently paid for the prescrip-
tons, when he thought their ciranm.
stances were snch they conld not
well afford the medicines decided.
II is no wonder to his acquaintances
that his death rs universally mourn
ed in the community. and many will
be the prayers that his soul rest in
peace. Hr. +, II. Shrork has kindly
furnished US the following part Of
the deceased life:
w. X. McMullen is well known
TO almost every man, woman and
child III Lamar, and no one was more
universally esteemed DR. McMullen,
IS well as We can learn, was born in
Schewectlay, New York, about the
year 1850, he being about thirty
seven wears old He was educated
IN the public schools of his native
place and when very young man
learned the drug business, in which
ne vs. engaged in that profession
for eighteen wears. He came To-
Colorado about ten wears ago and
WAS engaged a prescription clerk in
South Pueblo, by Nr F, H. Shrock.
where he renamed for wear. when
he formed partnership with NJ.
w. +. Marvin aud later with Mr..
=. X. Dofson. His venture did NOT
prove -ucress aud he took n posi-
tion with Il. J Bruner tS Co, the
most extensive wholesale and retail
Soon after this he entered the oiir-
of Dr. Day aud McDoEald. wherr
he applied himself a>sidu"lsly to the
study of mrdiciue. lie then atten-
ded medical lectures IN Denver
where he graduated with the highest
houors. Few physicians, old ~
young, possessed the accurate knewl
edge of anatomy aud physiology
which he dii, aud no safer practi
toner could he found as aiteSied hv
his phenoinin1l surcrss. The doctor
was Royal Arch Mason anl y
Knight of Pyrhia>, having iillsf'
many high positions ia both sub-orlli-
nate and Grand Lodges. At one
period in DIR McMnllen'> lif,. he was
an clocu'innist of consider ible local
note. Ii his health had permitted
he would probablv have adppted the
stage a. his profession His health
failed him before he lift New York,
some eleven wears ago and he has
had consumption during these wears.
and at last fell its victim DIR Me
Mnllen's re search in science led him
out from. and as he thought above
all dogmaric religion. He believed
ia the fatherhood of I'D and the
brotherhood of man Personally
DIR. MeMullrn was universally be
loved. His warm hearted hininess
endcared him 20 all who came in
contact with him; his family were
refined, educated aud wealthy people;
his brother was telegraphed 10 and
il is very likely that the remains will
he shipped east. No one could have
been more attentive than Mr. J. w
Decker, DIR. Rice, DIR. Cummings.
Mrs. Fergus, Mr.. Craldock and other
friends, who watched assiluously AT
his bed side from the time he was
taken down until his eyes were clos
cd in death. In the death of DR..
McMullen, Lamar has lost one of her
best and most promising citizens